Gonzalez sacrificed defense to avoid putting the disappointment that is BJ Upton on the field. Noboby in the OF was at their natural position and Gattis is a C/1B playing Left. He'll need to put Schafer in there if he does to want the same mistakes.

Gattis looked like a rookie last night.

One of the biggest injuries no one talked about was when the Braves lost Pena for the year and never got a guy to replace him. So 2B will continue to be a whole for the Braves until they can move Uggla. The loss of Hudson looms large too, leaving a very good staff but no big game experience.

The good thing for the Braves is that, unlike last year, they will have another game to show they want it.